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If the people voted to legalise weed, the government would be scrambling to figure out how to test if people are high when driving. What's an acceptable amount of weed in your system and can the police run accurate, cheap tests.
I don't think the amount of people getting high will change much. It's pretty easy to find weed wherever you go. All this will do is remove the black market, and provide high-quality weed for cheaper prices.
From Wikipedia:
It seems redundant to worry about it. Alcohol is worth testing for, the physiological impairment is dangerous (blacking out, blurred vision), and drunk people make riskier decisions.
The difference is now the police can charge people if they detect any cannabis in their system. If it were legal, there would need to be an acceptable level and ways for the police and the public to determine if they are over that level.